Mental Health Apps May Lead to Overdiagnosis, Study Finds
A new study finds that mental health apps promote a one-dimensional view of mental health.
āDiagnostic Dissentā: Experiences of Individuals Who Disagreed With Their Diagnosis
Researchers investigate the first-person experiences of people who disagreed with their psychiatric diagnosis of psychosis.
Perfectionism May Lead to Significant Psychological Distress, Study Suggests
A new study suggests needing to appear perfect to others leads to mental health stigma and a higher risk of untreated psychological distress.
Former Service User Studies the Inpatient Experience
Researcher and former service-user Diana Rose utilizes a participatory research process to examine experiences on inpatient wards.
Psychologists Argue for Decolonial Approach to Global Poverty
Individualist psychological models of poverty pathologize poor communities, decolonial approaches that emphasize context and interdependence may be more sustainable.
Anti-Stigma Campaigns Enable Inequality, Sociologists Argue
Scholars contend that stigma functions as a mechanism of power in analysis of UK Heads Together mental health campaign.
Police Killings Vicariously Impact Mental Health of Black Americans
New research provides evidence that police killings of unarmed Black Americans impact the mental health of Black Americans.
Psychological Research Suggests Systemic Interventions to Tackle Racism
A new special edition positions psychological science as offering valuable contributions to the study of contemporary racism.
Are Students Benefiting From the Growth Mindset Model?
Results from two meta-analyses reveal shortcomings with the growth mindset theory as applied in schools.
Researchers Explore Sexuality and Gender in the Context of Psychosis
Nev Jones and a team of researchers examine how sex, sexuality, and gender-related content are underexplored in contemporary research on psychosis.
Protecting the LGBT Community is Good Health Policy
FromĀ The Hill: Research shows that LGBTĀ individuals experience higherĀ rates of physical and mental health problems than heterosexual people. Legislative policies that protect the rights of...
Time for a Paradigm Shift in School Psychology Interventions
Why do ineffective classification and intervention processes linger in school psychology, and whatās the alternative?
Black Students Are Right to Want to See Black Therapists
FromĀ The Guardian: At Cambridge University, black and ethnic minority students can now specifically request to see therapists of color.
"At Cambridge, weāre now guaranteed to...
How to Talk to Somebody Who is Hearing Voices
In this pieceĀ forĀ MetroUK, Lucy Nichol explains how to best support people in "psychosis," emphasizing the need to believe individuals who hear voices and recognize...
How Income Affects the Brain
FromĀ The Atlantic: A new study suggests that lower socioeconomic status may cause detrimental changes to the brain.
"...this line of research suggests that being poor...
Why Lifestyle Tips Won’t Cure the Mounting Stress People Face
FromĀ The Independent: Mental health awareness campaigns inundate us with lifestyle tips for managing stress such as mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and nutrition. But these tips...
Mental Health Industry Should Embrace Choices Beyond Drugs
In this video forĀ NowThis, Yana Jacobs critiques the mental health industry standard of prescribing drugs as the first-line treatment for "mental illness." She emphasizes...
“25 Years of Madness and Modernism”: A Review
In this piece for theĀ Centre for Medical Humanities, James Whitehead reflects on the 25th anniversary celebration of the publication of Louis Sass'sĀ Madness and Modernism.
"A...
The Mental Health Act Review: Everything Remains the Same
FromĀ Tales from the Madhouse: On May 1st, theĀ Independent Review of the Mental Health Act publishedĀ a 60-page interim report.Ā The report makes it clear that no...
Closing the Asylums
In this piece forĀ Jacobin, John Foot describes the Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia's efforts to revolutionize the mental health system in Italy. Basaglia sparked a...
Traditional South African Healers Use Connection in Suicide Prevention
Study finds that traditional healers in South Africa, whose services are widely used by the countryās population, perform important suicide prevention work.
The Impacts of Structural Stigma With Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
In this videoĀ forĀ Worldview Stanford, clinical psychologist Mark L. Hatzenbuehler discusses the adverse physical and mental health outcomes that often result from structural stigma.
Bias Against Fat People is So Endemic We Don’t Recognize It
FromĀ Medical Xpress:Ā People from all marginalized backgrounds are subjected to microaggressions and hostility every day, which has serious physical and mental health consequences. But our...
Stigmatizing Language in Medical Records Affects Patient Care
FromĀ Medical Xpress:Ā A recent study found that the language used in a patientās chart notes may affect how well that patient is treated, and how...
D Is For Diagnosis
In this episode of BBC Radio'sĀ Four Thought, child and adolescentĀ psychiatrist Ann York discusses the benefits and potential pitfalls of psychiatric diagnoses and shares her...
